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length), 27 chains at 4s. 6d. per chain, £6 1s. 6d.; south-west boundary-fence with Run 353F (half length), 102 chains at 5s. per chain, £25 10s.; fence above road, 105 chains at 5s. per chain, £26 5s.; south-west boundary-fence with Run 353D (half length), 55 chains at 6s. 6d. per chain, £17 17s. 6d.

Run 353D: Open, broken, pastoral country, with fairly good soil along the Taieri River and on the ploughable slopes. About 500 acres can be ploughed. Altitude, 1,850 ft. to 2,200 ft. The distance to Paerau Post-office is about nine miles. The valuation for improvements is £68 7s. 6d., made up as follows: Boundary-fence with Run 308K (half length), 55 chains at 6s. 6d. per chain, £17 17s. 6d.; west boundary-fence with Run 353E (half length), 95 chains at 5s. per chain, £23 15s.; internal fence, including sheep-yards, 110 chains at 3s. 6d. per chain, £19 5s.; iron hut, £7 10s.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs in Otago Land District open for Lease.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 11th January, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-runs are open for lease, and applications will be received at this office, and at the Courthouse, Cromwell, on Monday, the 21st day of February, 1910, up to 4 o’clock p.m., under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—VINCENT COUNTY.—LOWER HAWEA, TARRAS, AND CLUDEN SURVEY DISTRICTS.—SUBDIVISIONS OF MORVEN HILLS STATION.

Second-class Pastoral Land.

Possession will be given on 1st March, 1910, subject, however, to the right of the present pastoral licensee to occupy the country up to the 31st March 1910, on condition that he pays the incoming tenants the proportion of rent for the month of March, 1910.

Valuations for improvements are correct in the majority of instances, but in some cases are liable to slight alteration. The correct valuations will be announced at the ballot if any alterations should be found necessary. Boundaries and areas may also be altered slightly.

DESCRIPTIONS OF RUNS.

Run 236E: Locally known as “Eight-mile Creek Block.” Purely pastoral country, with fair homestead-site; will carry mixed sheep; fairly safe if sheep kept on good front faces. Distant about a mile and a half from Hawea Flat. The valuation for improvements is £47 8s. 6d., made up as follows: Fencing on half part of south boundary, 77 chains at 5s. 6d. per chain, £21 3s. 6d.; half part of boundary-fence with Section 21, Block VII, Lower Hawea District (netted), 35 chains at 15s. per chain, £26 5s.

Run 236H: Locally known as “Lindis Peak Run.” A good run, containing a considerable area of ploughable land; good homestead-site at Archer’s Creek; northern faces safe, and southern faces very well grassed; will carry mixed sheep. Distant three miles from Tarras. The valuation for fencing is £49 16s., made up as follows: On half north boundary with Run 236D, 72 chains at 5s. 6d. per chain, £19 16s.; on half south boundary with Sections 9, 10, and 11, Block XIII, Tarras District, 48 chains at 12s. 6d. per chain, £30.

Run 236J: Known locally as “Long Gully Run.” Pastoral country, with some fair land fit for ploughing at foot of hills; safe country if sheep kept out of basin of Long Gully Creek; will carry mixed sheep. Distant about four miles from Tarras. The fencing is valued at £15 15s., and comprises 21 chains (netted) at 15s. per chain on south boundary with Collings.

Run 236S: Known locally as “Bowman’s Flat.” Mostly light, shingly flats. Distant about two miles from Tarras. There are no improvements on this run.

Run 236U: Locally known as “Point Run.” Safe country, but somewhat bare in parts; good frontage to Lindis River; mostly north-west slopes; contains good homestead-sites. Distant about two miles from Tarras. The valuation for fencing is £128 5s. 6d., made up as follows: Half part of boundary with Matakanaui runs, 28 chains at 5s. per chain, £7; half north boundary with Run 237F, 185 chains at 4s. 6d. per chain, £41 12s. 6d.; half boundary with Dalgety’s block, 118 chains at 13s. 6d. per chain, £79 13s.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs in Otago Land District for License by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 11th January, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral runs will be offered for license by public auction, at the Courthouse, Cromwell, at 2 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 28th day of February, 1910, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

Subdivisions of Morven Hills Station.

National Endowment Land.

| 236 | Vincent | .. | 23,800 | 200 | 92 5 0 |
| 236A | " | .. | 4,500 | 40 | 46 15 0 |
| 236B | " | .. | 13,500 | 90 | 81 5 0 |
| 238L | " | .. | 12,900 | 110 | 81 15 0 |
| 238M | " | .. | 14,150 | 120 | 115 1 6 |

DESCRIPTIONS OF MORVEN HILLS RUNS.

Run 236: Locally known as “Timaru Run.” Purely pastoral country. Poor homestead-site at Timaru Creek. About 5,000 acres facing the creek is safe country, which will carry a proportion of ewes. Distant about five miles from Hawea Flat Post-office. The valuation for improvements is £92 5s., made up as follows: Fencing on half boundary with Run 235A, 80 chains at 3s. 6d. per chain, £14; fencing on half south-east boundary with Run 236B, 230 chains at 5s. 6d. per chain, £63 5s.; hut on Breast Creek, £15.

Run 236A: Locally known as “Grandview Creek Run.” Pastoral land, with a poor homestead-site; safe country; will carry a proportion of ewes. Distant about three miles from Hawea Flat. The valuation for improvements is £46 15s., made up as follows: Fencing on half part of south boundary from Trig. J to corner of Drake’s section, 80 chains at 5s. 6d. per chain, £22; all part of south boundary-fence opposite Drake’s section, 90 chains at 5s. 6d. per chain, £24 15s.

Run 236B: Locally known as “Forest Range.” Purely pastoral country, cold and not fit for ewes; mostly south-easterly aspect; unsafe in winter; some fair land faces the main road; contains fairly good homestead-site. Distant about sixteen miles from Tarras. The valuation for improvements is £81 5s., made up as follows: Fence on half north-west boundary with Run 236, 230 chains at 5s. 6d. per chain, £63 5s.; subdivisional fencing, 80 chains at 4s. 6d. per chain, £18.

Run 238L: Known locally as “Bendigo Run.” Good, safe ewe-country; fair site for homestead on Bendigo Creek. Surrounds Bendigo Township. The valuation for fencing is £81 15s., made up as follows: Half part of south-west boundary, 90 chains at 4s. per chain, £18; half mountain-top boundary, 110 chains at 5s. per chain, £27 10s.; subdivisional fencing, 290 chains at 2s. 6d. per chain, £36 5s.

Run 238M: Locally known as “Devil’s Creek Run.” Good country in watershed of Green Valley; river frontage very broken; main top cold and unsafe; will carry ewes and dry sheep; site for homestead facing Lindis River. Distant about three miles from Lowburn Ferry. The valuation for fencing is £115 1s. 6d., made up as follows: Half part of north-east boundary, 90 chains at 4s. per chain, £18; half mountain-top boundary, 85 chains at 5s. per chain, £21 5s.; half southern boundary with Logan’s Run, 337 chains at 4s. 6d. per chain, £75 16s. 6d.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.